Climate Change and Global Warming

How have average global temperatures changed over the last century?

• temperatures have increased 1.2 to 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit

• temperatures have increased 10 degrees Fahrenheit

• around the globe, some have gone up and some have gone down. On average there has been no net change

• temperatures have gone down around 2 degrees Fahrenheit

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Which sentence best describes how levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have changed over the past 150 years?

• CO2 has increased rapidly and continues to increase

• CO2 has decreased over the past 150 years

• CO2 has gone up and down over the past 150 years with an average zero net change

• we haven't measured CO2 for 150 years

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How does CO2 affect Earth's climate?

• CO2 reflects the sun's energy, keeping Earth cooler

• CO2 traps energy in the atmosphere, keeping Earth warmer

• CO2 is a pollutant which makes air difficult to breathe but does not affect Earth's atmosphere

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Which sentence best describes the Greenhouse effect?

• It is bad for the planet because it makes Earth too warm. All Greenhouse gases should be eliminated from the atmosphere

• It is a new problem for Earth. It began when humans started polluting the air.

• It is essential to life on Earth. Without Greenhouse gases Earth would be too cold for most life to survive

• There is not such thing, it is all media hype

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Which of the following would cause a decrease in greenhouse gases?

• Driving cars that burn fossil fuels

• Building dams and creating large reservoirs of water.

• Raising cows for meat and dairy products

• Planting more forests

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Which of these is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

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Over the next 90 years (2110) sea levels are predicted to rise by

• 3.14 cm

• 15 cm

• 39 cm

• 70 cm

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For every foot of sea level increase, we lose ____________ miles of shoreline

• .5 miles

• 1 mile

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

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As temperatures in our oceans warm, how are hurricanes impacted? Pick the BEST answer from the documentary.

• We will have more hurricanes

• We will have fewer hurricanes

• We will have stronger more intense hurricanes

• We will have weaker, less damaging hurricanes

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Beach remediation is taking place all over the world. The film we watched talks with scientists all over the world about what it means to their communities. The average cost each time this takes place is

• $300,000

• $500,000

• $1 million

• $2 million

• $ 3 million